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school year

n.
The part of the year during which school is in session, in North America typically lasting from September to June.
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school year

n
1. (Education) a twelve-month period, (in Britain) usually starting in late summer and continuing for three terms until the following summer, during which pupils remain in the same class
2. (Education) the time during this period when the school is open
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school′ year′


n.
the months of the year during which school is open and attendance at school is required.
[1855–60]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.school year - the period of time each year when the school is open and people are studyingschool year - the period of time each year when the school is open and people are studying
year - a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity; "a school year"
academic session, academic term, school term, session - the time during which a school holds classes; "they had to shorten the school term"
semester - one of two divisions of an academic year
trimester - one of three divisions of an academic year
quarter - one of four periods into which the school year is divided; "the fall quarter ends at Christmas"
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Translations

school year

nanno scolastico
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Perkins, had elected to close the school year, and Cecily's troubles with Cyrus Brisk, which furnished unholy mirth for the rest of us, though Cecily could not see the funny side of it at all.
And now his school years seemed like a holiday that had come to an end.
He said he had no plans to revisit the issue, but would not think about changing the school year in Cov-entry without detailed consultation with the diocesan authorities, head teachers, governors, teaching unions and parents.
Students will be in school for 173 days, up from 165 days the previous year, which Delf described as the shortest school year in recent memory.
Under the new contract, for the 2010-11 school year, teachers who are due to receive a contractual step increase will receive no cost-of-living increase and will receive half the value of the step increase.
During the 2004-05 school year, the program was piloted in three of the four middle schools, with the fourth acting as a control.
BLACKFYNE FC are looking for under-12 and under-13 (school year seven and eight) girls and especially need a goalkeeper for their under-12 squad.
Training for volunteers is provided by Lakeview Museum at the beginning of each school year.
The number of schools has grown for 213 compared to the previous school year, the Ministry of Education said.
The Ministry of Education, Science and Youth of the Sarajevo Canton, in cooperation with the FBiH Ministry of Education and Science and according to the data from the schools, has procured free textbooks for students of the second grade of elementary schools, who are in social need, for the new school year.
* Hired Stephanie Casey as an elementary school teacher for the 2018-2019 school year.
Extended School Year services, or ESY, are special education services that help children with disabilities maintain the skills they've developed during the school year.

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